Question Name: Oscillator Properties Which of the following statements are corre

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Question Name: Oscillator Properties Which of the following statements are correct? a)When the kinetic energy of the oscillator is equal to its potential energy, the oscillator is neither at the rest position nor at its maximum displacement position. b)The kinetic energy of the oscillator is a maximum when the tension in the spring is at maximum. c)The velocity of the mass is zero when its acceleration is zero. d)The acceleration of the mass is a maximum when it passes through the centre of the oscillation. Choose correct answers:

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a) When the kinetic energy of the oscillator is equal to its potential energy, the oscillator is neither at the rest position nor at its maximum displacement position.

True. Because when the potential energy is zero the displacement will be maximum and when the kinetic energy is zero it is at center of the oscillation at rest

b)The kinetic energy of the oscillator is a maximum when the tension in the spring is at maximum.

False. When the tension is maximum the potential energy is maximum which means the kinetic energy is zero

c) The velocity of the mass is zero when its acceleration is zero.

False. the velocity reaches its maximum value before the acceleration becomes zero

d) The acceleration of the mass is a maximum when it passes through the centre of the oscillation. Choose correct answers:

False. The acceleration is zero at the center of oscillation

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